ATI RN
ATI Maternal Newborn RN Questions
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A client one day postoperative following a left radical mastectomy
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is one day postoperative following a left radical mastectomy. Which of the following behaviors should alert the nurse to the possibility that the client is having difficulty adjusting to the loss of her breast?
Correct Answer: Refusing to look at the incision may indicate denial or body image issues. Asking questions, exercising, and requesting pain relief suggest positive coping.
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A client receiving Ringer's lactate at 120 mL/hr with a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is preparing to administer Ringer's lactate by continuous IV infusion at 120 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Correct Answer: Using the formula gtt/min = (mL/hr x drop factor) / 60, calculate: (120 x 10) / 60 = 20 gtt/min.
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A female client suspected of having endometrial polyps
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is assessing a female client and suspects that the client may have endometrial polyps based on which clinical manifestation?
Correct Answer: Metrorrhagia (irregular uterine bleeding) is a hallmark of endometrial polyps due to their disruption of the endometrium. Other symptoms are less specific.
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A female client with thick, white vaginal discharge, intense itching, and dyspareunia
Question 4 of 5
Assessment of a female client reveals a thick, white vaginal discharge. She also reports intense itching and dyspareunia. Based on these findings, the nurse would suspect that the client has:
Correct Answer: Candidiasis (yeast infection) causes thick, white, cottage cheese-like discharge, itching, and painful intercourse. Trichomoniasis causes frothy discharge, herpes causes blisters, and bacterial vaginosis causes thin, fishy-smelling discharge.
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General question about infant mortality
Question 5 of 5
Which factors are the main causes of the high infant mortality rate? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: Prematurity (35%), low birth weight (25%), sudden infant death syndrome (15%), and necrotizing enterocolitis (10%) are major causes of infant mortality. Cardiac complications (5%) and viral infections (2%) are less significant.
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